El Centro Police Athletic League

Analysis

El Centro Police Athletic League is a registered charity in United States, based in El Centro, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, El Centro Police Athletic League reported income of $204k and spending of $209k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $172k to $204k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, El Centro Police Athletic League sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 4 Degrees Alpine Ski Team ($204k), Friends of Hudson Youth Inc ($204k) and Azahar Foundation Ltd ($204k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $306k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $306k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.